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ECHO OF ROCKINGHAM RACING. New York, December 24. Litigation over the defunct Salem race track has come to the surface in the Superior Court at Exeter, N. II. Suits have been filed by the Hub Construction Company of Boston and the Boston and Maine Railroad against the stockholders of the New England Breeders Club to enforce the payment of alleged debts. The defendants In the suits are John W. Gates. John A, Drake, Andrew Miller. Francis C. Bishop, Henry F. Hollis, George E. Leonard and others. The Hub company lias a claim of ,720.91 for work on the plant, while the railroad companys papers show an alleged debt of 2,953.77 for laying tracks and Other construction work. The filing of the suits is regarded as an attempt to hold the stockholders responsible for the debts of the club and a number of fine legal points are involved. The Salem track was built under the impression that bookmaking and poolselling could be carried on without interference, but when it came time to begin racing the New Hampshire authorities acted promptly. The meeting was run off by order of the Jockey Club, but the promoters lost a fortune. No attempt has been made since to reopen the track, which is in ruins.
